Where does “aggrieve” come from?
aggrieve (English) comes from Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever, from Latin gravāre, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
aggrieve (English): To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to...
Definitions
- To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to...
Ancestry of “aggrieve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | agreven | — |
| 2 | Old French | agrever | — |
| 3 | Latin | gravāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
Words derived from “aggrieve”